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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "syriajones@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Sabeen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <syriajones@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 01:02:20 +0100
Subject: From Sabeen
I am Sabeen from Syria.
My late father Isasaad Kelada was an oil merchant dealing with many oversea companies here before this revolution. You are aware that recently, our country going through revolution that has caused a lot of deaths and damages to properties in Syria. This war has caused me to lose all my family; i lost my father and mother. They all died from a rocket fired by rebels, I was able to rush to my late father office here in Aleppo to retrieve vital belonging before the houses are destroyed . so i need your help to move this box,contain Eight million dollars out from here with the help of UN diplomatic company, and i will give to you 30% of the total funds for your assistance in helping me to safeguard the funds.
Contact urgent for more further details information: reach me on this email: syriajones@outlook.com
Regards,
Sabeen .
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